The Davis brothers are impressive athletes. But there are distinct differences, too.

The 49ers tight end is much bigger, 6-3, 250, and went to Maryland. Vontae Davis chose Illinois so he could carve his own identity without having to live in the footsteps of his older brother, and at least in the minds of his old college opponents, he seems to have succeeded.

"I think teams found out how good I was (as a sophomore), and as a junior they respected me more," Vontae Davis said. "I feel like I'm a physical corner, who can come up and stop the run."

Now it's up to NFL scouts to figure out if that's enough to move Davis ahead of Jenkins, who is bigger than the prototypical NFL cornerback.

In Jenkins' opinion, it's not a question. It's an advantage.

Even if scouts remain wary.

"I'm going to come out here and perform and do what I've been doing for four years," he said. "It's funny to me, because you've got four years of film playing corner, you think you're doing well. It's like, none of that means anything."